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Sounds nice... how's the fishing?

That's some commitment!!! Yeah... even though it's been in the 80s during the day you can definitely feel the chill at night. It's a coming! I think A Basin has been testing their snowmaking equipment.

If you're looking for a fire job, your paramedic will probably help you much more than a fire science degree. I assume you're looking at departments that provide EMS. Even if the department is BLS, they'll probably look at your potential to provide education such as refreshers etc. It really...

This is why I haven't been around much lately... About 1/2 way done. All DIY. Except for the dog, but he's been around for a while.

Automatically send one rig to every reported structure fire. Fire will often send them available once they get on scene. We are near Denver, large city, with firefighter medics and private ALS EMS. This is unfortunate. Denver has a very odd system in my opinion and from what I know. Their...

Gut yontif!

Hey there! Yeah, we've been renovating our house, which was built in '58 and had pink carpet I thought only existed in nightmares among other atrocities... so we've been keeping busy. How are you?

Had a lady call 911 today for hematemesis. She requested early shutdown in part because she was trying very hard to keep her anxiety level down because she felt like she may have an asthma attack. I made this clear to them... and ended up banging my head into the keyboard when I heard the whoo...

The agency determines the parameters for a passing score.

Ladies - New York and Company offers 10-20% (think it varies by area) off your entire purchase for EMTs, police, firefighters, nurses and teachers. This is continuous, seems to be nationwide and actually posted on the window of their stores. Make sure you have some kind of agency ID or cert and...

That my friend is an attempt at firefighter proofing (no such thing... you can only make things firefighter resistant). Same reason why there's "don't cut this" stickers next to the buckles on a KED.

As said, keep your eyes open for other openings. AMR in Colorado Springs, Thompson Valley EMS, Denver Health, Poudre Valley, etc are among the better places to work as a medic in the metro area. They are competitive though, and you may need to put in a few years somewhere like Rural before...

Funding comes to mind. Unfortunately there are schools here that can't even provide desks for all students. They literally have kids sitting on the floor. If they can't hire a full-time RN... that's ok. I'd rather they invest any available money in providing a quality education. Although it's a...

Poudre Valley Health runs EMS in the city of Fort Collins. I've been told it's one of the more desirable places to work for in CO and therefore competitive. I don't know a whole lot about the flight stuff... but I do know AirLife will run up North (one heli is based in Fredrick-Firestone). I...

I want to reiterate what has been said - BREATHE. If they ask a tricky question, it is so much better to take a deep breathe, say let me think about that one for a moment, compose your thoughts and say something intelligent rather than start speaking before you think and spew out something...

When I've done rehab, I took and documented vitals including temp, provided water/gatorade and towels soaked in a bucket of ice and water, and fielded about 800 corny pickup lines and jokes. Anyone outside the parameters defined by their protocols got to.hang out longer until they got to normal...

People are FREAKING out with the approaching 9/11 anniversary. Suspicious bumper stickers, suspicious trash bags, suspicious men in burqas.... are you guys catching any of this stuff?

That's all you really need. I'm not aware of a separate course. You might consider taking 12-lead in addition. Beyond that it's pretty much all based on experience and who you know.

Here's another big one- stop drinking. I gained 15 pounds in about 6 months in part because I turned 21 and really started enjoying the Mojitos. Lost almost all of it since I started taking a med I can't drink on. Alcohol is chock full of empty calories and sugar and adds up before you know it...